Raquelle-Alexander: Okay, I know those of you who watch 'Maid-Sama' will find this scene familiar, but I just couldn't resist! Kyaaa! You will have to read and find out. (Winks)
Before Yuuri could stop him, Gunter managed to grab the leaflet his school gave out for sports day.
"Ah, Yuuri Heika! These activities are extremely interesting! Oh my...A costume race? This sounds interesting!" Gunter shrieked, trying very hard not to nosebleed. At that moment, Gwendal and Conrad entered the room.
"What's so interesting?" Conrad asked. Before Yuuri could deny it, Gunter shoved the piece of paper into Conrad's face. The brown-haired soldier read it, and smiled. "This seems very interesting, Heika." He said.
"It's Yuuri! You gave me my name, then use it!" Yuuri whined while Gwendal examined the leaflet. The green clothed soldier returned the leaflet to Yuuri. Expecting Gwendal to ignore it and throw another huge pile of paperwork at him, Yuuri was surprised when Gwendal claimed:
"That IS interesting. Maybe we should hold a festival like that in Shin Makoku."
Gunter shrieked again and started to babble about the decorations and such. Conrad looked like he was trying to contain a laugh. Yuuri just stared at Gwendal.
"Wait...you actually LIKE the idea of a sports festival?" Yuuri asked, pinching his arm. "Yes, I think the people of Shin Makoku would like it. And, it would help everyone get slightly more healthier." Gwendal said.
Yuuri nodded. That was true. And if they were to hold a festival like this, normal citizens could take part, as it wasn't a duelling competition. Yes, the 'getting-healthy' part was true as well.
"Alright then, we should give it a try." Yuuri said. "Oh, HOW WONDERFUL, HEIKA! I shall get the paperwork on festivals!" Gunter sang. Yuuri groaned.
He forgot about the paperwork...
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Blood Pledge Castle was packed with citizens and humans. Word had gotten out to human countries that the Maou would be hosting a sports festival. Now, Darcoscus was busy with the costume race organising, and a pitying Lady Cheri had decided to help.
"Oooh! What costumes should we prepare for the costume race?" Lady Cheri said, looking at the suggested list Darcoscus had came up with.
'Dragon, Princess, Prince, Vampire, Bear-Bee...OH MY!' Lady Cheri just got an idea. An idea from one of Jennifer's cartoon books called 'Neko-Chan Costumes!'
"I think, Darcoscus, that I shall prepare the costumes." She said. "Ah, of course, Your Ladyship! It would be an honor!" Darcoscus said, and saluted. Lady Cheri smiled and waited...
A few minutes later, the soldier went out of the room to inform Gwendal of the location for the event. Lady Cheri grabbed the 'Participants' list for the costume race and scribbled down a name real quick.
Then, she scribbled on the costumes she would...require. Everything was slowly prepared. The 100m to 1000m race was being organised by Conrad and Yuuri. The couples race was being organised by Wolfram and Yozak- much to the Maou's discomfort.
There was a special children's race that took place in a portable swimming pool(water at knee-level). But the main event was the costume race. I mean, everyone would enjoy seeing their friends or higher-ups wearing stupid outfits, right?
Oh, the joy! The excitement! The fun!
Later at dinner, the day before the festival, Wolfram was being extra-squealed on by Lady Cheri for some reason.
"Wolfie! Are you going to participate in any of the competitions? Hm? Huh? Hm?" Lady Cheri kept poking him so the younger blonde was forced to answer. "No, mother! I shall be sitting with Yuuri in the stands! I am his fiancee, after all!" Wolfram said, a little embarrassed that he was not taking part in anything.
"It's alright, Wolfie! I know your little...secret!" Lady Cheri winked. Wolfram blinked, confused. Secret? What was she talking about?
Just then, Murata Ken burst into the room. "Haaaaaii, everyone!" He was dressed in a track suit with his glasses off. "Shibuya! Are you participating in the costume race tomorrow?" Murata asked, while the maids prepared a seat for him.
"Nope. I suck at sports, remember? I'm just going to be sitting on the sidelines." Yuuri said. Murata laughed. "Ahahaha! But Shibuya," Murata sat down beside Conrad, who smiled at him. "You do that every year! You are the Maou of Shin Makoku! Maybe you should participate this once?" Murata said, drinking from a silver goblet.
"No. Way." Yuuri said, and ate the last of his steak. Lady Cheri was listening to this conversation with interest. "Oh, Great Sage! Are you taking part in the costume race?" She asked, fluttering her eyelashes.
Murata with his glasses off really made a difference. "Yup. Is anyone here taking part?" Murata asked. Everyone shook their heads. That is- everyone until Lady Cheri said the following.
"Oh, of course! Wolfram is taking part! And he'd be happy to partner you!" (They must have partners, because there are couple-costumes) She squealed.
Silence. Then,
"WHAT? SINCE WHEN? DID I NOT JUST SAY I WAS NOT TAKING PART IN ANY COMPETITION?" Wolfram shrieked. Lady Cheri sighed and shook her head.
"Ah, Wolfram, then you should have removed your name from the list earlier! Your name was written there, and now, it's too late to make changes!" Lady Cheri mocked being sad for her blonde son.
Wolfram's face had turned white. The idea of him wearing a Bear-Bee suit or something equally humiliating in front of his personal guard, WAS HORRIBLE.
"Gah...I don't feel so well." Wolfram said, and went into dark-aura mode for the rest of the dinner. Gwendal and Conrad were slightly amused by this, and Murata was becoming very interested.
Then, it was time to leave.
"Alright, I have to go now. Thank you for the dinner! And Wolfram, I'll see you tomorrow!" Murata winked at the blonde, but Wolfram was too busy being 'emo' to yell. That little gesture made something in Yuuri twang.
'I guess...that was because...Ah! That was because it's weird to see Murata flirting with boys! Not because I'm jealous! Ahahaha!' Yuuri thought nervously in his mind. Or so he thought.
Wolfram, Greta and Yuuri went to their shared room to sleep. Wolfram was rather still that night, and didn't really kick him out of bed(only once). Greta laughed a little at Wolfram's nervous attitude, but stopped when she saw how it affected the blonde.
"Good night, Wolfram!" She said, with a sweet smile. This helped the blonde calmed down a little, and he managed to fall asleep with Yuuri and Greta by his side.
While the blonde had nightmares about the people of Shin Makoku laughing at him, of course.
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It was morning, and the day had arrived!
The first race was the 100m dash! Conrad and Yozak took part in this, of course. Conrad won. Okay, the front part's boring, so let's just skip to the costume race.
"Welcome, everyone! I'm Lady Cheri, your host, and this race, the costume race, is the moment you've all been waiting for!" Lady Cheri said into a Anissina-made microphone and everyone cheered.
"Now, let's welcome the first set of participants!" Lady Cheri said. Murata and a bunch of random guys come out to the front. Murata is smiling and waving to his(cheering) female crowd. Then, after Darcoscus gave the signal, they run to the tent and come out, dressed as different things.
'Bear Bee, Dragon, Batman...?(From Yuuri's comic book that Lady Cheri stole), Vampire and Neko-Prince(Murata)!' Lady Cheri thought. 'Perfect! Now, my little Wolfram will have no choice but to take The Great Sage's couple costume!'
Can't you see where this is headed?
"Alright! That is the first set of participants! They will be taking on the male role of the costumes! But of course, cross-dressing is encouraged for laughter!" Lady Cheri winked at the crowd.
"Time for...the second and last row of participants!" Lady Cheri squealed, then pointed to the other participants. Wolfram and a bunch of random girls - oh wait, that's Elizabeth standing beside Wolfram - walked to the starting line.
Yuuri could see Elizabeth wishing Wolfram good luck before they started to run. "BEGIN!" Darcoscus yelled, and they were off, with Wolfram and Elizabeth in the lead.
They disappeared from view for a few moments inside the tent. Then, after a few minutes, Elizabeth emerged. Wolfram wasn't there though...
Soon, all the participants - except Wolfram - managed to change and step out of the tent. They had to wait for everyone to assemble before the real race - they had to run to the male costume roles and run together - begun.
"Where's Wolfram?" Asked Elizabeth, who was dressed as a female Vampire. A woman dressed as Wonder Woman shook her head, not knowing where. "Maybe he's still inside the tent." Elizabeth said, and went back into the dark enclosure.
By now, the crowd were getting restless. Everyone had assembled except for Lord von Bielefeld. Was it so embarrassing that he didn't dare show his face? Yuuri quickly checked the costumes already worn.
'Female Bear Bee, Female Dragon, Wonder Woman...oh right, Diana and Bruce, Female Vampire- oh, it's Elizabeth. And...hey, where's the Neko-Princess? Oh. OH. OH NO.' Yuuri thought.
"Here he is!" Elizabeth emerged from the tent, holding a pale hand that was Wolfram's. Lady Cheri nodded and tried not to laugh. "It's Wolfram, my adorable son, who has not come out yet! Oooh, I wonder what he's wearing!" Lady Cheri squealed into the microphone.
By now, almost half the crowd had realised what Wolfram would be wearing.
"I'll bet he looks stupid in it!"
"Are you kidding? Nothing could look stupid on him!"
"Whatever. Hey- look!"
Wolfram was slowly emerging from the tent...OH. MY. GOD.
He was wearing a yellow-coloured dress, similar to his nightgown. And, he had blonde cat ears and a tail. In other words, "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" (That's me)
The crowd was silent. They had never seen anything like this before. Wolfram's eyes were half-closed, due to the heat of embarrassment, and his face flushed prettily. That was sexy. Everyone then roared with 'kyaaa's and 'aiyeee's. Even the men.
Yes, even the men. Something then tugged at Yuuri's heart. It was...it couldn't be...it was the Maou spirit!
'Yuuri. He looks lovely, don't you think so?'
'Y-yeah...he does...BUT HE'S A GUY!'
'Stop being so stubborn. You have feelings for Wolfram, that I know. I feel the same way. He's adorable, and I'm extremely glad he belongs to us.'
'Belongs to...us? Eeep! He belongs to you, you can have him!'
'Ah, Yuuri. I am you.'
So did you like it? Stay tuned for Chapter Two!